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The Ballygunner Hurling Club came as a direct result of the National School in the area at that time. Mr. Mc Ginn was the founding member of the hurling club and was also the Headmaster of the school. He established the club for the children of the area and so..
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As Ballyduff G.A.A. Club fast approaches its 125th anniversary in 2012, the G.A.A. has never been more a part of Ballyduff than it is today. In those early days Ballyduff contested one of the very first All-Ireland Football Finals, where clubs represented their county. Ballyduff were against Young Ireland’s of..
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Iomáint Peil agus Gaeilge i nGaelscoil Philib Barún. Ó bhunaíodh Gaelscoil Philib Barún i 1985 tá cluichí dúchasacha na tíre mar chuid lárnach de shaol na scoile. Bhi sé de mheon láidir againn i gcónaí páirt a ghlacadh i ngach comórtais is cuma faoin iomaíocht. Is cuimhin le baill foirne..
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Tá cúrsaí spóirt tar éis fás agus forbairt ó bhunaíodh Gaelscoil na nDéise i 1996. Le cúrsaí peile agus iománaíochta mar bhunchloch dár ndaltaí ó 2005 ar aghaidh, ba mhinic a bhíomar ag tar- raingt cailíní agus buachaillí le chéile chun foireann bheag a dhéanamh! Agus an scoil ag fás,..
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An bua ag na Buachaillí ó Ghaelscoil Phort Láirge san iomáint fé 11. Roimh na Nollag i 2010 bhí foireann na mbuachaillí fé 11 i gcraobh peile i bPáirc an Bhreathn- aigh. Don chuid is mó acu dob é seo an chéad uair dóibh cluiche ceannais a imirt ar an..
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Kill N.S. has always had a good tradition of Gaelic Games especially football.Many players started their playing careers in the Kill N.S. jerseys. In the 1950s under the guidance of principal Mr. O’Brien, the foundations were laid for the great Kill team of the 1960s. That team went on to..
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Camogie means a lot to the Light of Christ (LOC). It stands for team work, excitement, trepi- dation, anxiety, elation, and sometimes disappointment. It brings with it all the enthusiasm of match day, all the discipline of training, all the emotions that go with winning and losing. Light of Christ..
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In March 2008, an announcement over the intercom informing pupils of 5th and 6thth classes of Our Lady of Mercy School that Gaelic Football training was to start in the school resulted in approximately 80 enthusiastic girls turning up for the first training session, much to the shock and delight..
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“I am so happy…for John Keane’s sake, for the sake of the many local boys and men like Michael Doyle, Bunny Doyle, Bobby Dowling, Paddy Duggan, Jack Flavin, for the sake of the Mount Sion boys of this year’s glorious team-all seven of them (See picture)…and also for the sake..
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The boys and girls of Portlaw N.S. have a long and proud involvement in Cumann na mBunscol activities and competitions. The girls had wonderful wins in INTO mini- sevens camogie and Gaelic football and the Roinn ‘A’ camogie in 2004-2005. In recent years our girls have performed very well especially in..
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